Harrow.



A. H. REED.

HARROW.

APPucATfoN FILED mm1. |917.

Patented June 4, 1918.

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AJH. REED. HARROW. APPLICATION FILED APR. Il, i917.

lPatented June 4, 1918..

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\ tothe present invention incenso,

To all ywhom it may concern:

Be it known that 1I, ANDREW H. REED, `a citizen of `the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the countyof Jackson and State of Missouri,v have invented `certain new andV useful Improvements in iHarrows; and `I do declarethe following tobe a full, clear, and exact description yof the invention, such as `will enable others skilled in the art towhich it `appertains `to make and use the same,- reference being had. to the accompanying drawings, and `to the letters and figures of reference marked fthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to ground working implements and more particularly to a device forpulverizing or harrowing a ground surface, the principal object of the invention being to provide a power driven implement and a frame for mounting the same and` its operating mechanism so` that it may be conveniently driven from a suitable motor vehicle, such as a farm tractor'.

It isalso an `object of the invention to so construct the carrying parts that groiuid working implements of various kinds may be used interchangeably thereon and in such position that a ground strip of maximum width may be worked. .i

In accomplishing Athese objects, I .have provided improved details of structure, the preferred forms of which-are illustrated in the .accomp anying drawings, wherein a Figure I is Ea perspective view ofa ground working implement constructed `according mounted on a tractor frame.

Fig. II is an end view of the same.

Fig.` III is a par-tial plan view of` the iniplement showing the :driving connection `of the, rotatable implement. Fig. IV isja longitudinal elevation of the' rotary ground harrow. a

Fig. Vis a perspective view :of one of the intermediate harrow sections.` Fig. ,VI is la sectional 'view :illustrating the hoist drum and brake. f

Referring more indetails to the drawings A: 1 designates a 'rectangularil frame, `preferably of angle iron construction, `comprisifn1g front 'and back :longitudinal rails end connecting railsfl and which may be mounted on a `suitable carrier, here 1 rindicated jas `a tractor frame f5 fthe frame 1 :be-

ing of such len h th t it lentends `laterally Y from the tractor frame 5 to permit working Specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented J une a, 1918.

Application filed April 11, 1917. Serial No. 161,154`

of a ground strip beneath and atboth` sides ofthe propellingor carrying vehicle.

`Rotatably mounted in bearings 6 suspended `from the beams 4 at opposite ends of the frame `1 and preferably adjacent the front beams 2, is a shaft 7, theends of which eX` tend slightly beyond the ends of the frame 1 and are revolubly mounted within the end bearings 8 of hanger `arms 9; the lower `or free ends of which carry bearingsl() wherein a suspended shaft 11 is mounted.

The shaft 11 extends transverselybeneath the frame 1 and is adapted ito revolubly carry the ground working implements that may be mounted thereon; the principal implement being in Figs. I and IV, and comprising interlocking harrow sections; the construction of all the sections being practically the same except as will later be described.

The harrow comprises opposite end sections 12-4-12, a central section 13 and intermediate sections lil-*145, all of which are locked together when in functional position and are revoluthat illustrated particularly i.

in its preferred construction ble on the shaft 11, forming an integral and i regularly the length of the Vdevice and in spiral relation to the shaft 11.

Each tube section is provided fwith Lprojecting teeth 22 which lare spaced along the tubes and may be of a desired length and i-nclined to suit their particular use and the teeth of `adjacent tubes .placed im staggered relation to provide the greatest efficiency possible. i

The end sections 12 `are provided -at their outer ends with driving sprocket wheels 25 and are adapted to interlock at inner ends with the rintermediate\ sections 14s-lll which, turn, flock into the opposite ends of thecentral section 13, andi prefer .to make the Vcentral sectionolf such length that brought together shaft 7 in paired alinement a driven shaft 30 through it may operate between standing rows of grain and the end sections are spaced from the central sections to leave an opening therebetween when the intermediate sections are removed, for the mounting of cultivatmg nnplements, stock cutters, disks, or the like, and each of the end sections is preferably of about half the length of the centralv driven' through alternate rows in order to completely work the field, as when it is said rows,` and when driven between the third and fourth rows it will completely work the space between these rows and the remaining spaces between the second and third rows, and a part of the space between the third and fourth.

The preferred means for locking sections together so that all may j from the end sections `l2--l2 consists in providing each of the tube sections 18 at one end, with an extended plug 2G (Fig.` V), which is adapted to project within the open end of an abutting tube when the parts are on the shaft 11, and all of the parts are held on the shaft in locked relation by securing the ends of the shaft in the end bearings l0 of the arms 9.

In order to secure the utmost benefit from the harrow, I rotate the sections during their forward travel, the mechanism for effecting the rotation comprises sprocket wheels 27 mounted at opposite ends of the with the sprocket arrow section l2, and running over said paired sprocket wheels are chain belts 28 whereon the harrow sections are rotated by rotation of the shaft 7 to effect the proper treatment of the soil,

a dj aeent be driven wheels 25 on the h the harrow sections being yieldingly urged into the soil by their own gravity, because of the free pivotal mounting of the supporting arms on the shaft 7.

The shaft 7 is operatively connected with gear wheels 3l and 32 that are fixed on the latter operated in a U-shaped bearing 33 that is inserted in the front frame rail 2; and theshaft 30 .is operatively connected to a motor shaft 34 through meshing bevel gears 35-36 fixed on said shafts.

I also provide means for lifting the harrow sections out of contact with the ground or for adjusting the working depth 0f the such adjustment comprising thesegmental arms 37, having the shaft 7 as their radial said shaft, the

center, which are attached at the lower ends adjacent the free ends of the hanger arms 9-9 and extend upwardly and are slidably confined in guide bearings 38 mounted on the `end rails of the supporting frame 1.

The outer faces of the arms 37 areprovided with rack surfaces 39 and meshing therewith are pinions 40, which are fixed on a cross-shaft 40 that extends parallel with the shaft 7 and is j ournaled in suitable bearings at opposite ends of the sub-frame.

Fixed on the shaft 7 is a sprocket wheel 4l whiehis connected by a chain belt 42` with a sprocket wheel 43 fixed 40',

ably keyed on the shaft40 and is operable by a shift yoke 47 and a footlever`48 toward and away from the sleeve 44, so that when the clutch parts' are in mesh the shaft 40 will be rotated and through the gears 40 and arms 9 the harrow sections will be raised from operative engagement with the ground surfaces. Normally the r clutch parts are held disengaged by means of a spring '49 that is attached to the upper end of the lever 48 and to the frame rail '3.

To lock the harrow at a vertically adjusted position, I provide aclutch device 50 comprising' a band 5l that is attached atone end to the frame rail 3 and incloses a drum 52 on the shaft 40. The band 5l may be tightened against the drum to prevent rotation of the latter by means of a lever `53 mounted on a bracket 55` fastened to the frame rail 4 and having a spring and lever controlled tooth thereon for taking into a rack sector 55 to hold the band tightened about the drum to retain the harrowing element at the adjusted position.

With the device constructed as described,-

it will be seen that the-harrow frame may be applied to a tractor frame and the implement driven through a field of young grain, to cultivate the same, and that a `much greater area can be worked in one trip the implement `than with vices, as the implement` can work not only the row through which it is traveling but adjacent rows as well, and that by separating the harrow sections the shaft 12 may pass over the tops of the grain without damaging the same.

It is furtherseen that with the frame attached to a carrying device, such as a traetor frame, when it is not desired to use the implement it may be raised, byoperation of the clutch mechanism, .out of contact with the ground and locked in an elevated position until needed.- Y hile certain specific uses of theimplement have been referred to, I do not wish to limit myself thereto as its "adaptability to other uses is apparent.

on a sleeve 44 that Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. In combination with spaced supporting devices, a shaft carried by said devices, a series of ground working implements revolubly mounted on said shaft and comprising interlocking tool carrying members fixed on the separate implements in a continuous and spiral relation relative to the said shaft.

2. In combination with spaced shaft supporting devices, a shaft mounted in said devices, a series of ground working implements rotatably mounted on said shaft and comprising end wheels, means for keying said implements together tol effect synchronous operation thereof and tubular tool carrying members fixed about the peripheries of said wheels '1n continuous spiral relation, and ground working tools fixed in said tubular members.

3. In combination with spaced supporting devices, a shaft carried by said devices, a series of ground working implements, each having a hollow axle rotatably mounted on said shaft and wheels fixed on the ends of the axle, tubular tool carrying members fixed to the wheels of each implement, and plugs in the ends of corresponding devices on adjacent implements to key the implements together and effect synchronous operation thereof.

4f. In combination with spaced shaft carrying members, a shaft carried by said members, a plurality of ground working implements, each having a hollow axle rotatably mounted on said shaft, wheels fixed to the ends of each axle having spirally arranged, peripheral grooves adapted for registration with corresponding grooves in other implement wheels to receive and seat a spiral tool carrying device7 a tool carrying device Gopies of this patent may be obtained for seated in the wheel grooves of each implement, and means connecting the tool carrying devices of adjacent implements to key the implements together and effect synchronous operation thereof.

5. In combination with spaced shaft carrying members, a shaft carried by said members, a plurality of ground working implements, each having a hollow axle rotatably mounted on said shaft, wheels fixed to the ends of each axle` having spirally arranged, peripheral grooves adapted for registration with corresponding grooves in other implement wheels to receive and seat a spiral tool carrying device, a tool carrying device seated in wheel grooves of each implement, nreans connecting the tool carrying devices of adjacent implements to key the implements together and effect synchronous operation thereof, and a sprocket wheel on the outer wheel of the implement at each end of the shaft, for the purpose set forth.

6. In combination with spaced shaft carrying members, a shaft carried by said members, a plurality of ground working implements, each having a hollow axle rotatably mounted on said shaft, wheels fixed to the ends of each axle having` spirally arranged, peripheral grooves adapted for regist'ation with corresponding grooves in other implement wheels to receive and seat a hollow, spiral tool carrying device, a tool carrying device seated in `the wheel grooves of each implement, plugs located in and connecting the tool carrying devices of adjacent implements to key the implements together and eli-'ect synchronous operation thereof, and a sprocket wheel on the outer Wheel of the implement at each end of the shaft, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature,

ANDREW/V II. REED.

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Washington, D. C. 

